A lesson: Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia congratulating Japan’s Kento Momota after his win in the semi-final. Inset: Mixed doubles pair Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying struggling in their match. — S.S. KANESAN / The Star
IT’S was still a mismatch as Lee Zii Jia fell short in his bid to get the better of maestro Kento Momota of Japan in the international stage.
The 21-year-old’s fine run in the Perodua Malaysian Masters came to an end yesterday when he went down 10-21,19-21 to the two-time world champion Momota in a 43-minute men’s singles semi-final match – that showed the disparity in standard between the two players – at Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil.
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